Eastman Gang

The Eastman Gang was a street gang made mostly up of Jewish-Americans in New York City that existed from the 1890s to the 1910s. The gang was led by Monk Eastman who held a bitter rivalry with Paul Kelly and his Irish/Italian gang, the Five Points Gang, during the 20th century. Despite the warring nature between the two factions, both supported the New York's political machine, Tammany Hall. The gang was broken up in the later months of 1912 after several internal struggles within its hierarchy.